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Charlie T. Locklear
Vineyard & Winery
Maxton, NC
www.locklearwinery.com
Stephens Vineyard &
Winery
Lumberton, NC
www.stephensvineyardandwinery.com
Sullivan Estate Vineyard
& Winery
Hudson, NC
www.tudorhousewine.com
CAROLINA UNCORKED
Volume 4, Issue 1 Spring 2010
New N.C. Wineries
For more wine events happening near you,
see the events calendar at
www.visitNCwine.com
Wine Down At Festivals This Spring
As spring heats up, wine festival season has
begun in North Carolina. Filled with wine
tastings, dinners, seminars and entertain-ment,
the 2010 festival lineup will please
any wine lover.
Mark your calendars to sip some N.C. wines
at these upcoming wine festivals throughout
the state:
Bud Break Food & Wine Festival
Saturday, May 1
Mount Airy, NC
Jazz, Blues & Wine Fest
Saturday, May 1
Leland, NC
Carolina Wine & Jazz Festival
Saturday, May 1
Fayetteville, NC
Sanford Pottery Festival
Sat.-Sun., May 1-2
Sanford, NC
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival
Saturday, May 15
Elkin, NC
Got To Be NC Festival
Fri.-Sun., May 21-23
Raleigh, NC
Collective Spirits Wine Festival
Fri.-Sat., May 21-22
Highlands, NC
Salute! NC Wine Celebration
Saturday, May 22
Winston-Salem, NC
North Carolina Wine Festival
Saturday, May 29
Clemmons, NC
Arts d’Vine Festival
Friday, June 4
Kernersville, NC
Lake Norman Wine & Food Festival
Sat.-Sun., June 5-6
Lake Norman, NC
River House Winefest
Saturday, July 17
Grassy Creek, NC
North Carolina now has
92 wineries
and ranks
7th in wine
production
in the U.S., according to
the USDA annual report.
2 Carolina Uncorked
Carolina Gold
Below are N.C. wineries that won gold medals at recent wine competitions:
Biltmore Winery won six medals with two golds, and Raffaldini Vineyards received
four medals with one gold at the Lodi International Wine Competition in April.
In April at the San Diego International Wine Competition, Biltmore Winery and
Raffaldini Vineyards won five medals, including a gold for Biltmore.
The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
awarded 51 medals to N.C. wineries in April. Biltmore, Cy-press
Bend, Noni Bacca, Sanctuary, and Shelton all won
gold medals among over 3,000 entries from all 50 states and 15
countries.
Four North Carolina wineries won a total of 14 medals at the
2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in
January. Biltmore Winery and Junius Lindsay Vineyard
each took home gold medals from among the nearly 5,000 en-tries.
North Carolina
Wine Press
A new magazine, North
Carolina Wine Press,
debuted in March de-voted
to North Carolina
wine and food. Browse
the current issue online
and be sure to read the
column by Margo Knight
Metzger, executive direc-tor
of the Wine & Grape
Council.
White Wine Stains Teeth As Much As Red
Have you ever smiled after a glass or two of red wine and noticed your teeth were the same
color? Red wine can stain your teeth immediately, and according to a New York Univer-sity
College of Dentistry study, white wine can lead to even more discoloration.
Wine, and any acidic beverage, affects the surface of your teeth and leaves them susceptible
to anything with pigment in it. A glass of white wine followed
by dark foods or liquids, like berries, soda or coffee, can stain
your teeth just as badly as red wine.
Dentists recommend watching what you combine with your
wine, and to rinse your mouth with water. And of course,
don’t forget to brush!
Iron and Wine: Why White Wine Goes
With Fish
Any wine novice could tell you to pair red wine with meat
and white wine with fish, but Japanese scientists have finally
figured out why these pairings work together.
According to Science magazine, researchers discovered that drinking red wine with seafood
leaves a fishy aftertaste due to higher levels of iron found in red wine than white. The scien-tists
are still trying to determine exactly how the iron reacts to seafood, but believe it involves
a bad reaction with fatty acids.
3 Spring 2010
Wine Word of the Quarter
Brix
A term of measurement used for the degree of ripeness of
grapes. Brix indicates the sugar content in grapes, and
increases as grapes become ripe at harvest.
Brix is determined by using a saccharimeter or refractometer,
and an average reading for wine grapes is usually 20 to 25
degrees Brix.
Visit us on the Web!
www.visitNCwine.com
Follow
North Carolina Wine
Cheers To Your Health!
A glass a day may do more than just keep the doctor away. Click the links below to see new
research that shows even more benefits to raise your glass to.
1. Wine may fight cancer
2. Women drinking red wine are less likely to
gain weight
3. Resveratrol can protect lungs from precan-cerous
cells of smoking
Tasters’ Choice:
Corks vs. Screw Caps
Wine enthusiasts often think wine bottled with a cork means higher quality, but don’t be so
quick to judge a wine by its closure. According to a recent Oregon State University
study, consumers couldn’t taste any differences between wines topped with a screw cap
versus a cork.
Researchers had consumers taste red and white wines with natural and synthetic corks against
three screw caps with different linings. Tasters found no significant differences in the flavor
or aroma of the wines, even with reds that had been aged for two years.
Households Purchase Merlot
The Most
According to a recent Nielsen study, Merlot has the
largest consumer base than any other varietal.
Overall, Merlot is only the third best selling varietal. How-ever,
it has the highest repeat purchase rate and is bought by
the most households.
The study found that 9.5 percent of U.S. households purchase Merlot, more than Chardon-nay
and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Did You Know?
The scuppernong grape
is the offical state fruit of
North Carolina.
The first recorded account of
scuppernongs in the state dates
all the way back to 1524.
4 Carolina Uncorked
For North Carolina wine events, winery information,
and to plan your wine tours and tastings, go to
www.visitNCwine.com
NC Wine & Grape Council
NC Department of Commerce
NC Division of Tourism, Film
& Sports Development
4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-715-WINE
Fax: 919-715-5001
www.visitNCwine.com
The mission of the
North Carolina Wine
& Grape Council
is to facilitate
development of North
Carolina’s grape
and wine industries
by enhancing product
quality for consumers,
and encouraging
economic viability
and opportunity
for growers and
processors through
education, marketing
and research.
CNN highlights Biltmore
Estate as a possible destination
for President Obama’s
vacation to Asheville.
Citizen-Times features
Biltmore’s Festival of Flowers
and wine barrel fountain to
celebrate the winery’s 25th
anniversary.
Winston-Salem Journal
chooses Cellar 4201 2008
Stainless Chardonnay as
the NC Wine of the Month
in March.
Biltmore Chardonnay and
Viognier represent Duke in
Wine Spectator’s Final
Four.
The Salisbury Post highlights
the growing N.C. wine
industry.
Biltmore Chardonnay is
featured among regional
whites in the Journal &
Courier.
Duplin Winery is honored
with the Beverage Information
Group Wine Fast Track
Brand award for the second
year in a row.
Southern Living’s Guide
to Carolina Wines features
Biltmore, Westbend, Chatham
Hill, Shelton and RayLen.
Winston-Salem Journal
highlights Hanover Park
and the Yadkin Winter
Reds event.
Louis Perez of Raffaldini
Vineyards wins the fourth
annual Yadkin Valley
Pruning Contest.
Winston-Salem Journal names
Divine Llama Traminette
Gold as the February NC
Wine of the Month.
Carolina Journalism Network
highlights N.C. wineries at
the Museum of Life and
Science wine event in
Durham.
Baby Boomer News features
N.C. wines paired with
chocolate for Valentine’s
Day.
Southeast Farm Press features
fresh market muscadines,
along with N.C. State
Extension’s Connie Fisk and
Lu Mil Vineyards.
Laurel Gray Vineyards
wins the 2009 Wine
Growers of Excellence
in North Carolina award
at the N.C. Winegrowers
Association annual conference
in February.
Wine Business Monthly names
Raffaldini Vineyards in the
Top Ten Hot Small Brands
of 2009.
The Dispatch honors Junius
Lindsay for its awards at the
San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition.
News & Record recommends
N.C. wineries for
Valentine’s Day.
Charlotte Living features
a toast to Shelton
Vineyards.
Winston-Salem Journal
picks Grove Winery 2007
Sangiovese as the January
NC Wine of the Month.
Autoweek highlights
Childress Vineyards five-year
anniversary.
The News & Record explores
the Italian style wines of
N.C.
WCNC features RayLen
Vineyards going green
with solar energy.
North Carolina Wine in the News
Follow The Shallow Ford Wine Trail
A new wine trail was established in western North Carolina called the Shallow Ford Wine
Trail. The path takes you on a journey through the Yadkin Valley with stops at Allison Oaks
Vineyards, Brandon Hills Vineyard, Hanover Park Vineyard, Misty Creek Vineyards and
Uptown Wine & Gallery.

Charlie T. Locklear
Vineyard & Winery
Maxton, NC
www.locklearwinery.com
Stephens Vineyard &
Winery
Lumberton, NC
www.stephensvineyardandwinery.com
Sullivan Estate Vineyard
& Winery
Hudson, NC
www.tudorhousewine.com
CAROLINA UNCORKED
Volume 4, Issue 1 Spring 2010
New N.C. Wineries
For more wine events happening near you,
see the events calendar at
www.visitNCwine.com
Wine Down At Festivals This Spring
As spring heats up, wine festival season has
begun in North Carolina. Filled with wine
tastings, dinners, seminars and entertain-ment,
the 2010 festival lineup will please
any wine lover.
Mark your calendars to sip some N.C. wines
at these upcoming wine festivals throughout
the state:
Bud Break Food & Wine Festival
Saturday, May 1
Mount Airy, NC
Jazz, Blues & Wine Fest
Saturday, May 1
Leland, NC
Carolina Wine & Jazz Festival
Saturday, May 1
Fayetteville, NC
Sanford Pottery Festival
Sat.-Sun., May 1-2
Sanford, NC
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival
Saturday, May 15
Elkin, NC
Got To Be NC Festival
Fri.-Sun., May 21-23
Raleigh, NC
Collective Spirits Wine Festival
Fri.-Sat., May 21-22
Highlands, NC
Salute! NC Wine Celebration
Saturday, May 22
Winston-Salem, NC
North Carolina Wine Festival
Saturday, May 29
Clemmons, NC
Arts d’Vine Festival
Friday, June 4
Kernersville, NC
Lake Norman Wine & Food Festival
Sat.-Sun., June 5-6
Lake Norman, NC
River House Winefest
Saturday, July 17
Grassy Creek, NC
North Carolina now has
92 wineries
and ranks
7th in wine
production
in the U.S., according to
the USDA annual report.
2 Carolina Uncorked
Carolina Gold
Below are N.C. wineries that won gold medals at recent wine competitions:
Biltmore Winery won six medals with two golds, and Raffaldini Vineyards received
four medals with one gold at the Lodi International Wine Competition in April.
In April at the San Diego International Wine Competition, Biltmore Winery and
Raffaldini Vineyards won five medals, including a gold for Biltmore.
The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
awarded 51 medals to N.C. wineries in April. Biltmore, Cy-press
Bend, Noni Bacca, Sanctuary, and Shelton all won
gold medals among over 3,000 entries from all 50 states and 15
countries.
Four North Carolina wineries won a total of 14 medals at the
2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in
January. Biltmore Winery and Junius Lindsay Vineyard
each took home gold medals from among the nearly 5,000 en-tries.
North Carolina
Wine Press
A new magazine, North
Carolina Wine Press,
debuted in March de-voted
to North Carolina
wine and food. Browse
the current issue online
and be sure to read the
column by Margo Knight
Metzger, executive direc-tor
of the Wine & Grape
Council.
White Wine Stains Teeth As Much As Red
Have you ever smiled after a glass or two of red wine and noticed your teeth were the same
color? Red wine can stain your teeth immediately, and according to a New York Univer-sity
College of Dentistry study, white wine can lead to even more discoloration.
Wine, and any acidic beverage, affects the surface of your teeth and leaves them susceptible
to anything with pigment in it. A glass of white wine followed
by dark foods or liquids, like berries, soda or coffee, can stain
your teeth just as badly as red wine.
Dentists recommend watching what you combine with your
wine, and to rinse your mouth with water. And of course,
don’t forget to brush!
Iron and Wine: Why White Wine Goes
With Fish
Any wine novice could tell you to pair red wine with meat
and white wine with fish, but Japanese scientists have finally
figured out why these pairings work together.
According to Science magazine, researchers discovered that drinking red wine with seafood
leaves a fishy aftertaste due to higher levels of iron found in red wine than white. The scien-tists
are still trying to determine exactly how the iron reacts to seafood, but believe it involves
a bad reaction with fatty acids.
3 Spring 2010
Wine Word of the Quarter
Brix
A term of measurement used for the degree of ripeness of
grapes. Brix indicates the sugar content in grapes, and
increases as grapes become ripe at harvest.
Brix is determined by using a saccharimeter or refractometer,
and an average reading for wine grapes is usually 20 to 25
degrees Brix.
Visit us on the Web!
www.visitNCwine.com
Follow
North Carolina Wine
Cheers To Your Health!
A glass a day may do more than just keep the doctor away. Click the links below to see new
research that shows even more benefits to raise your glass to.
1. Wine may fight cancer
2. Women drinking red wine are less likely to
gain weight
3. Resveratrol can protect lungs from precan-cerous
cells of smoking
Tasters’ Choice:
Corks vs. Screw Caps
Wine enthusiasts often think wine bottled with a cork means higher quality, but don’t be so
quick to judge a wine by its closure. According to a recent Oregon State University
study, consumers couldn’t taste any differences between wines topped with a screw cap
versus a cork.
Researchers had consumers taste red and white wines with natural and synthetic corks against
three screw caps with different linings. Tasters found no significant differences in the flavor
or aroma of the wines, even with reds that had been aged for two years.
Households Purchase Merlot
The Most
According to a recent Nielsen study, Merlot has the
largest consumer base than any other varietal.
Overall, Merlot is only the third best selling varietal. How-ever,
it has the highest repeat purchase rate and is bought by
the most households.
The study found that 9.5 percent of U.S. households purchase Merlot, more than Chardon-nay
and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Did You Know?
The scuppernong grape
is the offical state fruit of
North Carolina.
The first recorded account of
scuppernongs in the state dates
all the way back to 1524.
4 Carolina Uncorked
For North Carolina wine events, winery information,
and to plan your wine tours and tastings, go to
www.visitNCwine.com
NC Wine & Grape Council
NC Department of Commerce
NC Division of Tourism, Film
& Sports Development
4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-715-WINE
Fax: 919-715-5001
www.visitNCwine.com
The mission of the
North Carolina Wine
& Grape Council
is to facilitate
development of North
Carolina’s grape
and wine industries
by enhancing product
quality for consumers,
and encouraging
economic viability
and opportunity
for growers and
processors through
education, marketing
and research.
CNN highlights Biltmore
Estate as a possible destination
for President Obama’s
vacation to Asheville.
Citizen-Times features
Biltmore’s Festival of Flowers
and wine barrel fountain to
celebrate the winery’s 25th
anniversary.
Winston-Salem Journal
chooses Cellar 4201 2008
Stainless Chardonnay as
the NC Wine of the Month
in March.
Biltmore Chardonnay and
Viognier represent Duke in
Wine Spectator’s Final
Four.
The Salisbury Post highlights
the growing N.C. wine
industry.
Biltmore Chardonnay is
featured among regional
whites in the Journal &
Courier.
Duplin Winery is honored
with the Beverage Information
Group Wine Fast Track
Brand award for the second
year in a row.
Southern Living’s Guide
to Carolina Wines features
Biltmore, Westbend, Chatham
Hill, Shelton and RayLen.
Winston-Salem Journal
highlights Hanover Park
and the Yadkin Winter
Reds event.
Louis Perez of Raffaldini
Vineyards wins the fourth
annual Yadkin Valley
Pruning Contest.
Winston-Salem Journal names
Divine Llama Traminette
Gold as the February NC
Wine of the Month.
Carolina Journalism Network
highlights N.C. wineries at
the Museum of Life and
Science wine event in
Durham.
Baby Boomer News features
N.C. wines paired with
chocolate for Valentine’s
Day.
Southeast Farm Press features
fresh market muscadines,
along with N.C. State
Extension’s Connie Fisk and
Lu Mil Vineyards.
Laurel Gray Vineyards
wins the 2009 Wine
Growers of Excellence
in North Carolina award
at the N.C. Winegrowers
Association annual conference
in February.
Wine Business Monthly names
Raffaldini Vineyards in the
Top Ten Hot Small Brands
of 2009.
The Dispatch honors Junius
Lindsay for its awards at the
San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition.
News & Record recommends
N.C. wineries for
Valentine’s Day.
Charlotte Living features
a toast to Shelton
Vineyards.
Winston-Salem Journal
picks Grove Winery 2007
Sangiovese as the January
NC Wine of the Month.
Autoweek highlights
Childress Vineyards five-year
anniversary.
The News & Record explores
the Italian style wines of
N.C.
WCNC features RayLen
Vineyards going green
with solar energy.
North Carolina Wine in the News
Follow The Shallow Ford Wine Trail
A new wine trail was established in western North Carolina called the Shallow Ford Wine
Trail. The path takes you on a journey through the Yadkin Valley with stops at Allison Oaks
Vineyards, Brandon Hills Vineyard, Hanover Park Vineyard, Misty Creek Vineyards and
Uptown Wine & Gallery.